Read this account of the Wahine.
Then follow the link to collect two more images about the Wahine Disaster.
Research to complete a 3 - 6 frame Photo Story on the topic.
List all the people and events that you think contributed to this disaster after reading the wikipedia link. Then rank them according to who or what is most responsible.
Use this link to create a time line (10-15 events) on events leading up to, and just after, the sinking of the Wahine.
NATURAL DISASTERS!
Significant New Zealand Disasters
Then follow the link to collect two more images about the Wahine Disaster.
Research to complete a 3 - 6 frame Photo Story on the topic.
New Zealand Disaster Timeline
NEWSPAPER ARTCLES
Tsunami - Samoa - Over 100 Dead
Tsunami - Samoa - 10 year old Girl Hero
Tsunami - Christmas 2004
Tsunami - Samoa - Oscar Kightley
Earthquake - China 2008 - 80,000 Dead
WIKIPEDIA LINKS
Sichuan (China) Earthquake 2008
Indian Ocean Earthquake / Tsunami 2004
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Typhoon Ketsena - Phillipines Floods 2009
Wahine Disaster 1968
Mt Tarawera Eruption 1886
Abbotsford Landslide 1979
Tangiwai Train Disaster 1953
Napier Earthquake 1931
OTHER LINKS
When the Siren Goes - Radio NZ
Getting Prepared - Dunedin City Counci
RADIO NZ - Tsunami response